TQM for better Future

01/05/2026

The Wait Is Over | 5 Years of TQM for better Future 🌍

Lean Six Sigma did not start as a tool.
It started with TQM thinking.

As promised, today we are sharing the video.

On this 1st May, TQM for Better Future proudly completes 5 years of sharing the basic concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM).

This page is run by volunteers who love learning, practicing, and sharing TQM knowledge —
not for promotion, not for personal branding, and not for business, but to spread quality thinking.

🎥 To mark this special day, here is an 8.5‑minute video on the Origins of Lean Six Sigma.
It reminds us that Lean Six Sigma is rooted in TQM fundamentals —
continuous improvement, system thinking, and respect for people.

Thank you to all our followers for being part of this journey.

💬 Which basic TQM concept do you think organizations forget most today?

26/04/2026

TQM and Six Sigma Excellence

26/04/2026

The 5S Cycle: A Philosophy of Workplace Organization

5S is a philosophy and a way of organizing and managing the workspace and work flow with the intent to improve efficiency by eliminating/ minimizing 3Mu.

The 3Mu stands for
- Mura (Variation/ Inconsistency),
- Muri (Overburden/ Impossible), and
- Muda (Waste).

5S is very useful in both of personal and professional life.

5S, a list of five Japanese words: seiri (整理), seiton (整頓), seisō (清掃), seiketsu (清潔), and sh*tsuke (躾).

5S is an important element of TQM, TPS or Lean.
5S is also considered as a gateway for continual improvement journey.
5S can be very useful for effective visual control, visual workplace, or visual factory.

Let's try to understand the meaning and steps of 5S-

1. Seiri
(Sort/ Separate/ Organize), Actionable:

- Clearly distinguish needed items from unneeded items and eliminate the unneeded items.
- Use red tag and maintain register before removing important items from the workplace.

2. Seiton
(Set in order/ Configure/ Keep right thing at right place), Actionable:

- Keep needed items in the correct place to allow for easy and immediate retrieval.
- Keep in mind, "a place for everything and Everything in Its Place"

3. Seiso
(Shine/ Clean to check or inspect), Actionable:

- Keep the workshop swept and clean.
Involve everyone to clean (with inspection mindset) their own workplace.
- Use abnormality tag if you find abnormal functions of any equipment and proceed for maintenance/ repairing.

4. Seiketsu
(Standardize/ Establish through SOP or management system documentation):

- Establish regular practice for each of the 1st 3S (Seiri , Seiton, and Seiso).
- Prepare sufficient guidelines and provide training to the relevant stakeholders including shop floor employees to top of the organisation.
- Conduct weekly or monthly 5S audit at Workplace and appreciate for best practices.

5. Sh*tsuke
(Sustain/ Self- Discipline/ Practice to make a habit):

- Actually you have nothing to do in this step but making a habit of maintaining established procedures.
- Follow 21/ 90 rule: it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change.

Remember!
Occasionally organized cleaning and housekeeping activities shouldn't be called as 5S!

Suppose you have completed O level or A level, can you say that you have completed your graduation?
Answer is NO, right?
Similarly, occasional seiri/ seiton shouldn't be called as 5S!

*Mechanism of 5S can also be compared with the mechanism of a 3 blades electric fan!
Let's try to understand it through the attached graphic!

Outcome of 5S:

- Safety at Workplace,
- Team Spirit,
- Speed of works, and
- Satisfaction & pleasant workplace.

5S shouldn't be called as 9S after counting words started with S presented in the graphic!

26/04/2026

26/04/2026

কোয়ালিটি এবং টিকিউএম-এর সংক্ষিপ্ত ইতিহাস ও মৌলিক বিষয়াবলী (History and Basics of Quality and TQM)